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Research: Oral Sex Puts Men at Risk for Oral Cancer
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsRates of oral cancer are on the rise among men, and researchers say the culprit isn't the devil you might think. The rising rates of oral cancer aren't being caused by tobacco, experts say, but by HPV, the same sexually transmitted virus responsible for the vast majority of cases of cervical cancer in women. Millions of women and girls have been vaccinated against HPV, or human papillomavirus, but doctors now say men exposed to the STD during oral sex are at risk as well and may have higher chances of developing oral cancer. John Moore, Getty Images An oral cancer screening is ...
Michael Douglas Says He's Beaten Throat Cancer; 5 Facts on the Disease
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsReports of Michael Douglas' looming death have been greatly exaggerated. Though in recent months, tabloids claimed that the A-list actor's throat cancer was terminal, Douglas told "Today" this morning that he is cancer-free. And he's optimistic about the future: "The odds are, with the tumor gone and what I know about this particular type of cancer, that I've got it beat." What does this mean? Surge Desk rounds up some key information about throat cancer. 1. It usually stays local After Douglas was diagnosed, a doctor told Fox News that throat cancer usually does not spread through the ...
Teen Sex: Lessons From Europe (Again)
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyLONDON -- Well, here's something to pop your eyes open in case you can't quite shake that post-election torpor. A county in the U.K. has just authorized pharmacies to distribute birth control pills to girls as young as 13, without parental consent. It's a pilot project in the Isle of Wight, best known as a British tourist destination for its ye olde worlde charm. Under the project, teenagers who approach a pharmacist for the morning-after pill will also be able to get a month's supply of the contraceptive pill without seeing a doctor or informing their parents. After that month is up, girls ...
First Glimmer of Hope for an AIDS Vaccine
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyA new vaccine created by cobbling together two older, ineffective AIDS vaccines shows the first evidence of being able to prevent the virus, though only in less than one-third of cases. Still, it's a major breakthrough and one that the scientists who completed the study are justifiably thrilled with as a first step towards finding a vaccine that could be widely used. The study, completed in Thailand on a sample of more than 16,000 people, was the result of a partnership between Thailand's Ministry of Public Health and the United States. Though it's a groundbreaking medical discovery, ...
FDA Recommends HPV Vaccine for Males
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyOn Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration's advisory council recommended approval of Gardasil -- the vaccine against cervical cancer and genital warts -- for males, as well as females. Bloomberg reports that the final vote came in at 7-0 for the vaccine's approval. When the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was pending approval for girls, it came under fire by critics who insisted it would promote promiscuity. This time around -- whether because male promiscuity just doesn't raise the same red flags or because the controversy on the subject has already been exhausted -- that argument ...
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